Lucy Cherry Grist 100 Hickory Street, Washington, NC 27889 5c196@westpost.net Education East Carolina University Greenville, N.

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B.A

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Professional Experience 2008-Present District Executive, East Carolina Council (ECC), Boy Scouts of Am erica Kinston, NC Lead Scouting Program in a 6-county district by partnering with over 30 chartering organization, recruiting and retaining 950+ youth and en gaging 350+ adult leaders, motivating them through outreach activities. Focus on "Friends of Scouting" Annual Campaign, regional Camporees, special events, tra ining workshops, monthly Roundtable and District Committee meetings, and marketi ng, including solid media presence with social marketing, press releases, TV app earances and regional magazine article with cover photo. * Recruitment: 70% increase in youth since 2007 involving Cub and Boy Scout recr uitment, Exploring and Venturing in 34 elementary and middle schools: consistent growth in youth and adult membership * Fund raising; 108% increase in Trails End Popcorn since 2007 * Annual Campaign: "Friends of Scouting" over 100% of goal pledged and received for the past three years Grants funded for Boy Scouts of America, totalled $290,613 to date: * $250,500 - Oct. 2009, PotashCorp ECO Lodge construction grant $9,975 - June 2008, Jonathan Havens Charitable Trust; Funded a 5th Week at Cam p Bonner Scout Reservation for the Boys and Girls Club of Beaufort County $ 2,500 - Feb.2010 and Feb 2009, Perdue Industries, funding for Pack 195 Lewis ton $13,988 - 2009-2010 campaign, Beaufort County United Way $13,650 - 2008-2009 campaign, Beaufort County United Way 7/07-5/08 Grant Writer, Pungo District Hospital Belhaven, NC

Responsible for grant writing for this 501(3)c rural Critical Access Hospital . Responsibilities included research and development, key stakeholder identifica tion, partnership building, identifying funding sources and proposal writing. Grants funded for hospital: (Totaling $ 298,000) included: $175,000 - Feb. 2008, NC Rural Health Pilot Demonstration Grant titled Culture of Safety through Health Information Technology * $ 50,000 - March, 2008, Cannon Foundation, Culture of Safety through Healt In formation Technology to purchase medical dispensing equipment $ 73,000 - Sept. 2007, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Foundation, Vulnerable Population Program: The Peoples Program for Diabetes and Nutri tion 3/05-1/07 n, NC Director of Marketing, The Progress Companies Washingto

Responsibilities included all public relations duties: Planned events, measure d effectiveness, and researched market, including determination of needs and tr ends, defining objectives, evaluating program effectiveness and adjusting to ch anges in market conditions. Represented company at public meetings and events, including: Design Charrettes, Development Debut, Ribbon Cutting Open House, Gr ound Breaking, Music in the Street Festival. Designed, implemented and managed $225,000 budget. Responsible for all advertising, from concept to finished pro

duct, including press releases, media placement; magazines, billboards, site s ignage, classified, and collateral material. Also: Supervised website development, including optimization, data capture, le ad generation (www.salesforce.com), all electronic collateral material (e.g. Co nstant Contact); Designed, composed and distributed e-blasts, formal internal a nd external communications and responses for lead generation activities, direct mail, postcards. For all markets and methods: defined the target audience, cr eated message, generated mailing list, evaluated effectiveness. Sales; contrac ted $2,059,035 in condo sales. 7/04 -3/05 Program Assistant V, Assistant to the Dean of Research and Sch olarship, ECU School of Nursing Greenville, NC Assisted faculty requirements in ongoing fund-seeking activities Searched for, identified and downloaded U. S. Government Grants & Funding Resou rces. Completed and uploaded NIH and PHS grant forms Coordinated and promoted internal scholarly activities-collateral material desi gn and creation, event set ups, travel arrangements Conducted literature searches, Edited manuscripts Supervised four graduate assistants 2/94- 6/01 Sr. Long-Term Care Specialist, Long Term Preferred Care Brentwood, TN

Sales; Long Term Care insurance sales, Presidents Cup award for most insurance premium written, financial needs analysis, field underwriting Public speaker for topics of senior interest; scripted and presented "Aging wit h Grace" seminar and educated consumers and answered questions about Medicare, M edicare Supplement, long term care insurance, Medicaid, private fee-for-service and other health insurance Organized and assisted in filing Medicare and Medicare Supplement claims Analyzed Medicare Supplement and long term care policies 7/90-10/92 Account Executive, Fastline Publications Buckner, KY Launched North Carolina Fastline, a farm equipment buyer 's guide. Responsible for sales, photography, ad/copy design and layout. Trav elled extensively throughout N.C. Responsibilities included advertising sales (surpassed all previous sales reco rds for first book, first three months of production, and received 100 Page A ward for 100 pages in a single issue) and marketing, including booth displays at state and local farm shows and equipment auctions. Broadcast Positions (pre-1992) Local Sales Manger; WRTP AM Christian Radio Durham, NC On-air talent, production, sales, WNCT TV, CBS affiliate Greenville, NC Local and regional sales;WITN FM Radio Washington, NC On-air talent, Production, and Marketing; WEEW AM Radio hington, NC

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Additional Accomplishments Quality District, 2008, 2009 and 2010, Blackbeard, East Carolina Council, BSA Promotion Chair, Downtown Washington on the Waterfront Advertising Chair, Music in the Street Festival, Washington, NC Profitable house and land acquisition, relocation, remodel and sales

Successful cottage businesses; Fried Apple Pies, Table Top Christmas Trees